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The Decline of Print Culture
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Michelle P. Thansingh (040-526-667) Professor Eichhorn ACS 205 / Section 002 01 December 2004 The Decline of Print Culture Print culture is currently in rapid transformation. The introduction of digital text versus printed text was only recently established. The current decline of print culture is occurring as a result of the revolution and shift of text's purpose and message towards digital culture. The value of the book is changing as George Landow points out, "...students today actually encounter the printed book as an object... to them the book has lost both most of its aesthetic stature and its sense of solidity and permanence" (Landow 211). The use of digital text has already led us beyond the book. The contrasting argument provided by Umberto Eco argues that books are a more practical way of recording information and passing it on to others. However, with the diffusion of digital text, the next generation is more likely...
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